Ellen Bello, Author at Cryptic Rock

Harry Styles - Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally / Columbia Records (2026)

Harry Styles – Aperture (Single Review)

Ellen BelloEllen BelloJanuary 25, 2026

After a four-year hiatus, Harry Styles has finally reemerged with a new song — and fans are celebrating the bold new musical era he’s ushering in. Released on January 22, 2026, “Aperture” is the lead single from his fourth solo album, Kiss All the Time, ... Read More

Louis Tomlinson - How Did I Get Here? / BMG (2026)

Louis Tomlinson – How Did I Get Here? (Album Review)

Ellen BelloEllen BelloJanuary 23, 2026

Marking one of his most intimate and honest deliveries to date, How Did I Get Here? is a confident and musically diverse third studio album from Louis Tomlinson. Available Friday, January 23, 2026, through BMG, blending Pop and Rock, the record offers a deeply personal ... Read More

Stranger Things – An ’80s Music Odyssey For The New Generation

Ellen BelloEllen BelloJanuary 7, 2026

When Stranger Things premiered in 2016, few could have predicted that the Netflix Sci-Fi series would become one of the most powerful music discovery tools of the streaming era. Across all five seasons, the show did not just reference 1980s culture; it resurrected it. With ... Read More

Stranger Things - The Rightside Up / Netflix (2025)

Stranger Things – Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up (Season 5/ Episode 8 Review)

Ellen BelloEllen BelloJanuary 4, 2026

After nearly a decade as one of Netflix’s flagship series, Stranger Things concludes with its most ambitious episode yet. Season 5, Episode 8, Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up, premiered on New Year’s Eve in a rare hybrid release, debuting simultaneously on Netflix and in more than 500 ... Read More

Stranger Things – A Near Of Horror Sci-Fi Excellence

Ellen BelloEllen BelloDecember 31, 2025

Launching nearly a decade ago, the incredibly popular Netflix series Stranger Things has become a massive global phenomenon and one of the streaming platform’s most successful shows, consistently breaking viewership records, generating a huge cultural buzz, and appealing across multiple generations due to its blend ... Read More

Stranger Things / Season 5 Netflix (2025)

Stranger Things (Season 5 Volume 1 and Volume 2 Review)

Ellen BelloEllen BelloDecember 28, 2025

After much anticipation, Stranger Things returned to Netflix in 2025 with its fifth and final season. A send-off broken into volumes, Volume 1 (Episodes 1-4) arrived on November 26, 2025, before Volume 2 (Episodes 5-7) came on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025. Becoming one of ... Read More

Ellen Bello

Harry Styles – Aperture (Single Review)

Louis Tomlinson – How Did I Get Here? (Album Review)

Stranger Things – An ’80s Music Odyssey For The New Generation

Stranger Things – A Near Of Horror Sci-Fi Excellence

Stranger Things (Season 5 Volume 1 and Volume 2 Review)

Harry Styles – Aperture (Single Review)

Louis Tomlinson – How Did I Get Here? (Album Review)

Stranger Things – An ’80s Music Odyssey For The New Generation

Stranger Things – A Near Of Horror Sci-Fi Excellence

Stranger Things (Season 5 Volume 1 and Volume 2 Review)

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Developing Artist Showcase – Red Voodoo

Developing Artist Showcase – Glitterfox

Developing Artist Showcase – Deadcode

Interview – Ms. Toi

Interview – Craig R. Baxley

Interview – Drop & Ben Nominet of Sybreed

Police Academy 3: Back in Training – Still Laughing 40 Years Later

Blackwater Holylight – Not Here Not Gone (Album Review)

Harry Styles – Aperture (Single Review)

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